Gains
Unit1 The kindness of strangers
came upon 遇见
flag down 挥手使停下
there was a time 当年
be stranded in 处于困境
take a gamble on sth 冒险
make a leap of faith 激励
conquer vt.克服
watch out for 小心
risk one's life 冒生命危险
drop vt. 使下车
shepherd vt. 引导
patriotic 爱国的
Unit3 The shadowland of dreams
many a 许多＋单数
put …to the test 使…经受考验
on the side 兼职
stick it out 支持到底
pace vi. 踱步
withered 枯萎的
rumor has it that 传说
pack up 收拾行李
be pressed to do 处境为难
Unit4 Stay hungry，Stay foolish
truth be told 实话实说
drop out 退学
put sb up 提供膳食
relent vi 变温和
drop in 参加，顺道拜访
stumble into sth 偶然卷入
lose faith 失去希望
be trapped by 为……所困
drown out 压过
Unit 5 Three days to see
under … circumstances 在 …情况下
set sb doing sth 使某人开始做
live each day as if we should die tomorrow
live each day with a gentleness ,a vigor,and a keenness of appreciation
more days and months and years to come
take …for granded 认为理所当然
stretch out 延伸
take in 把…尽收眼底
the same old story of老一套
cry out 呐喊
longing for 渴望
it is human 人之常情
Unit6 What does teamwork really mean
more often than not 经常
on …level 在…的层次
in reserve 备用
ego 自我
to the best of one's ability 力所能及
get in the way of sth 妨碍某人做某事
in view of 由于
in line with … 和…一致
assess/judge sth. on its own merit 客观评价
follow the herd 随大流
to sb's credit 值得表扬
feel free to do sth 不受拘束的做事
chance are high that 很有可能
Suggestion
希望老师在未来的教学中，可以多加强对于写作的练习。在一段时间后减少对复盘的格式化，大家可以自行复盘想写的内容，感觉更有价值。
Future
下学期和去英语角的同学每天早上背英语，立个flag，四级一次过
